Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat vs Gray-tailed Tattler

Nyctinomops laticaudatus compared with Tringa brevipes

Key Differences

• Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Gray-tailed Tattler is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat	Gray-tailed Tattler
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Molossidae	Scolopacidae
Genus	Nyctinomops	Tringa
Species	Nyctinomops laticaudatus	Tringa brevipes

Evolutionary Relationship

Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat and Gray-tailed Tattler share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Gray-tailed Tattler

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat	Gray-tailed Tattler
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Gray-tailed Tattler

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat

The Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat (Nyctinomops laticaudatus) is a species in the genus Nyctinomops. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.